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Feasibility and Climate Proposal Formulation on Restoration of Degraded Mangroves Landscape and Resilience to Climate Change Vulnerable Coastal Communities to Climate Impact and Risks in Ghana - TCP/GHA/3805

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Ghana’s coastal communities are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts and risks such as coastal erosion, frequent flooding and storm surges, which often lead to displacements, impact the population’s livelihoods, and weaken the resilience of ecosystem services and the population. Furthermore, Ghana is part of the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME), one of the world’s most productive marine and coastal ecosystems, that extends from northern Guinea Bissau to southern Gabon. The GCLME hosts valuable wetlands and mangroves that host major coastal ecosystems, which provide critical ecosystem services to Ghana’s coastal communities, such as i) coastal protection against wave and wind erosion; ii) mitigation of coastal storms and cyclones impacts; iii) shelter and habitat for wildlife; iv) nutrient sink-effect and the reduction of excessive pollutants, and v) the entrapment of upland runoff sediments, thus protecting nearshore reefs and reducing water turbidity (FAO, 1994)

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